Felsicje



,Unirse JOHN A. Geova, or Biluiirron, INDIANA..

SPECIFICATION forming part f iltts raient No. esatte, dat-a internati-1g, 1884.

l y'Application fl'e'il July 14, 1883. ('o model.)

To' all whom it may concern 4 b .Beit known that I, .Ioriiv A. GROVE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bluffton, in the county of Wells and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and Iy do. declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My-invention relates to improvements in fences;. and it consists in the construction, Combination, and arrangementhereinafter dethe upper vend of thepost.' Fig. 3 shows detail views of the fastening between stakes and riders. Figs. 4 and 5 show the fastening between the post and the rails, and Fig. 6 shows a manner of fastening post and rails different Y from that illustrated in the other figures.

My fence is composed of the posts A, the stakes B B', the rails C, the riders D, the loops E, and the fastening-wires F G, allof which will be described. The post-sA are set in the ground `a suitable distance apart and in a straight line, no wornrbeing given. The upper endof these posts, on the side next the rails-which sideI call,for convenience of reference, the back77 'of' the post-is beveled in a plane parallel with the incline of the stake B', and the said stake is rested thereagainst in building the fence, as shown in Fig. 2. I call the side ofthe post opposite the rails its face. The rails C are arranged with the ends of the contiguous ones 4in the adjacent panels, one

' above the other, alongside the posts, and they are secured thereto bythe wire F, which is bent, as shown, to provide two loops, f f', one of which is passed tightly around the post alone, and the other is carried around the post4 edge, in line with the lower' side of the inder 4 rail, and carry it diagonally across the face thereof te the opposite or left edge,` in line with the upper edge ofthe top rail. The loop f is then carried around the post, and the wire 4passed. under the bend between the diagonalv portion and the loop f, carried back along the top of the upper rail, and down along the back of the rails in a diagonal line, as shown in Fig. 5to a point in line with thestarting-point, to which the wire is brought, and: its two ends twisted or otherwise suitably fastened. By this arrangement the loop f is brought above the rails, which is the most convenient point to form it, and whereby I find in practice a stronger and better fastening is had. The use of "both loops is desirable, as it will be seen that the rails secured thereby cannot slip unless both loops slip simultaneously. The strain on the said loops being unequal, this slipping per edge of the-post, and the stake B rests alongside the said post, as shown. In order to clamp the stakes rmly in position on the post, I employ the wire loop E, which is passed around the stakes and post at a point below the upper row of rails. This loop is twisted tight, and bears, as will be seen, on the right side of the post, and holds the same close The stakeshavetheir, l

against the side of the stake B and clamps its vented from displacement, as willbe readily understood. This tie may be adjusted up or down, in order to permit the lower ends of the stake to be moved away from or toward the posts, enabling a neat regular setting of the fence, either on a level'or hillside, as will be readily understood. The riders D are seated IOO in the saddles formed by the crossed ends et the stakes B B, with the ends ofthe adjacent riders lapped one above the other, as shown. I then bind the riders and stakes with the wire G. I start this wire on the face of the stake B', and pass it between the two riders, thenee around the stake B, up over the top rider, over and down between the two riders, around back of the under rider, and thenee forward to the starting-point, when the ends of the wire are twisted or otherwise suitably fastened together. By this arrangement I elanip the two riders together and to the stakes, thereby prevent` ing their being d awn longitudinally apart or lifted vertically from the saddle formed by the stakes.

In Fig. I show an arrangement of posts, rails, and wire, whereby the latter is used in a single strand. 1Where so desired, this eonld be niade continuous, with the fastening G between the riders and stakes, the wire from the post and rails being extended up to the saddle, and its upper end utilized to l'orin the loop G, twisted, as before described. I prefer, however, the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and t and hereinbefore clearly set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I Claim, and desire to seeure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The fenee hereinbefore described, eonsistn ing of the single posts having their upper ends beveled and extended abovethe top rails ofthe panels, the rails C, having their ends lapped one upon the other and upon the posts A, the double-loop wire l'astenings F, the stakes B, the stakes B', rested upon the beveled upper end of the posts A, the riders D, bound to the stakes by the wires G, and the adjustable loops E, passed around the stakes and between two adiaeentrails, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix in y signature i'n presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. GROVE.

Witnesses:

J. H. C. Siri'rn, Com Gnovn. 

